Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06

Virginia Os: 40 Rlchm'd Danv-l9O
va consolidated. 81 RIchm'd W.Pt
Ch'peake &Oho. Terminal, 4lsI
Chlc.& N'nthw'nll5A Rock lsand..... l23
preferred. .l4O3z st. PauI. 9lsS
Della, Lack.& l8415 preferred 1907
Erle...... 332s Texas Pacific 273s
East Tennessee Tenn Goa &Iron Az
new Stock. 10 Union Panic -. 5S1 :
La shore. 95Ls Nj. Central. =. 6lA
L'vile & Nash 6lI Missouri Pacific los
Memphis & Cha 541. Western Union 759z
Mobile OHIO. Is Cotton Oil Trust
Nash u Chttta. s315 certificates -. 53Iz
New Orlean-Pa-
NEW YORK. March 5.-The weekly state
ment OF the associated banks show the follow
ing changes: Reserve decreased, So S04 $50 ;
loans increased, Sl,074, 100; specie decreased.
Sl79o 600; legal tender decreased S. 04S. SOC !:
deposits decreased. 81, 1877, o.; circulation in
creased. Sll,uO0. The Danks now hold S9.0SS, =
W In excess OF the rs er cent. rule.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. March -Cotton-business
good at hardening rates; quotations Ameri-
can cotton all advanced lie. mIddlipg up
lands 5-i8d, middling Orleans sgd: saler
i2Voo oales, Tor speculation ana export 1000
bales: recelpts.4.0oo balea-AmerIcan 700.
Futures: UpIauds. low middling clause.
March delivery, l7-64d: Airil and NAV,
Is 64tD5 u 6id; Nav and June. l7.6i6
lS-64d; June and July. l9-6495 20-64d !;
July and August, 20 -64(@5 2l-64d: August
and September, S .2-64 as 23-64d; September
and October, l6-64d. Market strong at the
advance.
200 p. m.-The sales to-day were $500
bales OF American.
Futures: Uplands. low mlddling clause.
March delivery, le-64d, value; March and
April l6-64d. value: April and May.
10 -64d. buyers; May and June, 1S-6id.
sellers; June and July, 5 20-G4d. sellers: July
and August, 2l-64d. sellers: August ami
september, 22-64d, buyers; September ana
October. l6-64d. buyers. Market closed
steady.
NEW YORK, March 5, noon.-CottOn opened
firm: middIng uptands lI-l6c: middlinG
orleans a7sc; sales 456 bales.
Futures: Market opened steady, with sale
as follows: March delivery. . SOC: April, 9 Hc :
May, S3c; June, &C; July, &c: August,
10 02c.
500 p. m.-Market closed firm; middlipg
upands. ll-l6c: mlddlIng Orleans. sac
SAFES to-day ST bales. yesterday 400; net re-
celpts 100 bales, gross l.l90.
Futures: Market closed firm, with sales
Of 122 100 bales as follows: March delivery,
1903 75c: April. 1909 &c: May. SAC
S5c; June. 8 5000 CSC; July, 9 9SG9 SOC;
December, 9 1909 47c.
Green Il Co.. in their report on cotton fu-
lures. say: THE Im proved tone has continued
unchecked, and further addition of 8 To 8
Joints to the cost of CON ract5 was made
without modification. at the close the tore
ruling very firm. There has been consider
bic realizing to take profits by operators
willing to close up their deals with the week
but that Wa neutralzed oy more genera
.nverIng and buying, through which Offering
beca readily absorbed"
GALVESTON. March 5.-Cotton firm; mid
ding CSC; net receipts SIS bales. gross S75; ;
ales So bales: stock 80 Az bales.
NORFOLK. March 5.-Cotton firm; mid
ding g3sc; net receipts 49j bales. gross 4.6:
safes 5s7 bales; sLocK 1883 bales: export :,
c0astwise lT5 bales.
BALTIMORE, March 5.--Cotton hrm mid
ding 95sc; net receipts bales, gross 3; sa er
100 bales. all spinners: stock ID 80 bales,
experts. to Great Britain 2,l52 bale.
BOSTON. March 5.-CottOn steady middlin
95kc: net receipts 3lj bales. gross $50; sale,
none: stock none; exports, to Great Britain
LIB bales.
WILMINGTON. March 5.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 9i4c: net receipts Z bales, gross q; ssles
none: stock 4.257 tales.
PHILADELPHIA arch 5-Cotton quiet; mid
ding $40; net receipts 217 bales, gross 1855 !;
stock 1880 bales; exports, to Great Britain
262s bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March Section firm:
middllng &c: net receipts 4,0S7 bales, gross
1906: safes 1000 bales: stock 325, s63 bales:
exports, to Great Britain $3.50 Dales, coass-
" Sc +,246.
MOBILE, March 5.-Cotton firm; middline
We: net receipts 1872 bales, gross 209 !;
sales 500 bales; stock 1880 bales; exports,
coastwise 1.l7l bales.
MEMPHIS. March 5.-Cottonstea middline
9I<c; receipts 500 bales; shipments 4, AZ
bales: sales 200 bales: stock ~, 4z9 Dales.
AUGUSTA. March 5.-Cotton firm; middling
9Isc: receipts lS3 bales: sales 500 bales.
CHARLESTON. March 5.-CottoD very firm;
mIddung e5sc; net receipts l,227 bales. gross
/ 227; sales leo bales: stock 1920 bales.
ATLANTA. Ga March 5.-Cotton-middlins
glsc: receIpts 92 bales.
new YORK. March 5.-Consolidated ne, re-
ceipts for ali cotton ports to-day. zoos bales;
exports, to Great Britain II, 25S bales, to the
continent $500: stock AZ all American porLs
773.479 bales.
IL a. D n :. hall Of urh hala
are American. against 3,0i5.553 aud 2,57a,3
bales, respec sively. iast year. Receipts al al
interior towns this week, SS.0d2 bales: re-
celpts from plantations a 743 bales. Crop in
sight. 5,9I7 $40 bales.
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES. ETC.
LIvERPoOL, March s. noon.-wheat firm
with fair demand: holders offer spAringly:
California No /, a 7da17s Sd. Corn Hrm and
in fair demand; new mixed Western IL A. at.
NEW IoRK. March 5. noon.-tlour quiet
and unchanged. Wneat better. Corn firm
PORK Hrm; mess SIS 25(G.5 20. Lard fFmer
! zoe. Frelzhts weak.
5p.m.-Flour firm but not qnotsblv higher,
with moderate business. closing firm; south
erp hrm and mOderat ly active. Whest "a
&c higher. clo-ing with a reaction o. 15(-15c;
daring spe day there was cOnsi cradle excite
ment on covering OF shorts: No. red. April
delivery 94Iz0193'. ci0sicg az o. sc- MaT92 Is
Nr9Ic. c osiug al $3.50. Corn advanced 30
A,3kc. closing steady: EXPORT trad OK iigh :.
ery5 5Sd15l56c, May 506sS36c, closing at 59@Sc.
oats 4GG1Sc higher Ant fairly active: No.
March delivery 3i51e. May $3.50 closing at
3sLsc. Hops du !. Coffee. fair RIO quiet and
Arm at l43sc; No. RIO, March deliver II 20
@ls soc. May Il IS nie SIC. SUGAR steady:
far 10 good reaning 1894 li-!5c; refined
closed steady ami uncnanEe't-C go
ls.e. extra G t54G4 H. .6c, white extra AZ
on A COS t-l6e. mould A s5Sd9d is-l6c, stan
dard A SIZE. consectioBers A DISC, cut loaf
ana crushed sl1Gsl.e- powdered I@-lsSs5sc.
GRADUATED IL. I5(Gsa<c. Mola.Hss quiet Dat
steady. Petroleum cFude 66ess&c; refined. at
ali ports essc. Cottos sesd oil-sac for crude.
sa- for reaned Hides i'm: wet salted New
orleans selected o. ga DC. Texas selected Toe.
Woo Quiet and weak. PORK arm; demand
rsir; meas SIS 506gl5 IS for ola Beef dull.
Middles quiet bu5 arm. Lard 100 potnts
higher and fairly active; Western steam, on
spot sssT 6T1sc, March delivery 10, May
I7gA; s8c. Freight5 cull.
CHICAGO. March S.-Tradinx on Change
to-day was one OF marked eKciteAens In
rrafu Accom- panied nv a SHARP advance IN